† tektospheren.
/ˈtɛktəʊsfɪə/ Geology. Obsolete.
= asthenosphere n.
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tektosphere1900
asthenosphere1914
tectonosphere1926
tectosphere1968
1900 J. Murray in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1899 796 Within [the earth] is situated the vast nucleus or centrosphere; surrounding this is what may be called the tektosphere, a shell of materials in a state bordering on fusion.
1913 J. Murray Ocean x. 227 Our earth..is composed of concentric spheres or shells of matter in the gaseous, liquid, and solid or ‘trans-solid’ states. These have been called Geospheres, viz., the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, the biosphere, the tektosphere, and the great centrosphere.
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- birded
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